Course Description

A culinary internship integrates academics with professional work experience. Students earn college credit while working in varied culinary-focused businesses, gaining valuable hands-on experience. Students are encouraged to contact the internship coordinator at least two months prior to the semester they are requesting placement. Culinary internships require a minimum of 320 hours of work during the enrolled semester. Group 2 course.

Credit Hours

2

Contact Hours

2

Recitation Hours

2

Required Prerequisites

CUL 111 and CUL 118

General Education Outcomes supported by this course

Communications - Direct

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge:

• Explain key concepts, terms and relationships within the restaurant industry.
• Identify equipment and products used in professional kitchens.
• Connect the use of technique, methods, and procedures to planned end results.

Application:

• Use their culinary knowledge and skill in a commercial setting.

Integration:

• Integrate quality cooking methods and service to produce customer satisfaction.
• Relate interactions between cooking and design, sanitation and management.

Human Dimension:

• Interact with others in a productive manner as part of a kitchen team.
• Interact with clients providing product information and quality customer service.

Caring - Civic Learning:

• Describe the impact of quality food service on successful food service outlets.

Learning How to Learn:

• Interpret standardized recipes to create various menu items.
• Determine appropriate knife skills and cooking techniques in various commercial restaurant situations.